176: Life Lessons from The Little Mermaid with Jodi Benson

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On today’s episode, Sharon sits down with the voice of a generation: Jodi Benson, the performer who voiced Disney’s Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Jodi was new to show business when she was cast as the voice of Ariel, and it wasn’t considered a “career maker” job; animated films in the 1980s weren’t wildly popular blockbusters like they are now. The Little Mermaid ushered in a new era of success for Disney, and for Jodi. Join us to hear about her journey, and learn which song was almost cut from the film!

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0:00.0	Hello friend, welcome!
0:03.5	So fun to have you here today.
0:05.0	I am chatting with somebody who definitely, whether she knows it or not, impacted my
0:11.0	childhood, she was the voice of Ariel, the little mermaid at the Disney movie, her name
0:18.0	is Jodie Benson, and I'm really excited to share this conversation with you.
0:22.8	So, let's dive in!
0:26.4	I'm Sharon McMahon, and welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast.
0:32.0	I'm very pleased to be chatting with Jodie Benson today.
0:35.2	Hello, thank you so much for having me, I really appreciate it.
0:39.3	Oh well, I was talking to my sister about this upcoming interview and she was like,
0:44.0	I saw the little mermaid six times in the theater.
0:51.2	So I would love to hear first of all, take us back to the beginning.
0:54.8	How did you even get started?
0:57.8	Because it wasn't like you just waltzed in one day and you're like, hey, I'd like to
1:01.2	be Ariel.
1:02.2	You had a lot of experience before landing this role, so I'd love to hear more about your
1:07.5	background.
1:08.5	Well, I grew up in Illinois and a kid that just loved to sing and be part of anything, I
1:14.7	could be a part of this first theater goes.
1:17.5	So I was probably eight years old, I guess when I told my mom, I really want to pursue singing,
1:22.4	dancing and acting.
1:23.4	I want to make a living at this, I don't want to be famous, I don't want to be rich, I
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